The Color of Friendship

1h 23min

TV Movie

Family

Drama

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.

Production Companies

Alan Sacks Productions

Walt Disney Television

Cast

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Ron Dellums
Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald

Roscoe Dellums
Shadia Simmons

Shadia Simmons

Piper Dellums
Anthony Burnett

Anthony Burnett

Brandy Dellums
Travis Kyle Davis

Travis Kyle Davis

Erik Dellums
Lindsey Haun

Lindsey Haun

Mahree Bok
Susan Danford

Susan Danford

Merle Bok
David Rosser

David Rosser

Reporter #1
Michelyn Emelle

Michelyn Emelle

Reporter #2
Holly Dennison

Holly Dennison

Mrs. Hofmeyer
Moira Dunphy

Moira Dunphy

Secretary
Shaun Austin-Olsen

Shaun Austin-Olsen

Mr. Hofmeyer
Soo Garay

Soo Garay

Amanda
Matthew Cooke

Matthew Cooke

African Busboy
Jamie Watling

Jamie Watling

Waiter Quartet
Brian Mellersh

Brian Mellersh

Waiter Quartet
Jeff A. Wright

Jeff A. Wright

Waiter Quartet
Michael T. Burgess

Michael T. Burgess

Waiter Quartet
Matthew G. Brown

Matthew G. Brown

Black Waiter
Ceciley Jenkins

Ceciley Jenkins

Gate Agent
Billy Parrot

Billy Parrot

Preppy College Student

Release date

5th Feb 2000

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English